Category Archives: Media Bias

Iowa Media Reform Group Up and Running!

Posted on May 21, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Media Reform Group Up and Running! Introducing:   IOWANS FOR BETTER LOCAL TV Blog for Iowa would like to announce the formation of a group of citizen-activists, Iowans for Better Local TV.  Check out their brand new website at http://www.IBLTV.org. … Continue reading →

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Right-wing Coup at PBS?

Posted on May 4, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Right-wing Coup at PBS? By Rory O'Connor, AlterNet.org The new Public Broadcasting boss either has an inappropriate sense of humor or he's the latest participant in what the FCC called a 'right-wing coup' of PBS. Is Pat Mitchell the Martin … Continue reading →

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Iowa Radio Stations Refuse School Gay Bashing Ads

Posted on May 3, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Radio Stations Refuse School Gay Bashing Ads 365Gay.com (Des Moines) Radio Iowa, a network of 60 stations has rejected ads aimed at educating people about the problems LGBT students have at the hands of bullies. The ads were produced … Continue reading →

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Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads

Posted on April 27, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads by Shankar Vedantam & Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Offbeat Study Links Brand to Diagnosis Actors pretending to be patients with symptoms of stress and fatigue were five times as likely to walk out … Continue reading →

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KGAN Airs Sinclair’s Diatribe Against Iowa Citian: Broadcast Ethics Continue to Erode

Posted on April 16, 2005 by Trish Nelson

KGAN Airs Sinclair's Diatribe Against Iowa Citian:  Broadcast Ethics Continue to Erode The following appeared as a guest opinion in the  Iowa City Press-Citizen. By Charles Miller and Eileen Finnegan Imagine that you are at home at the end of … Continue reading →

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Progressive Action in the Quad Cities

Posted on April 14, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Progressive Action in the Quad Cities by Caroline Vernon Progressive Action For The Common Good is a group of Quad Cities citizens who are committed to working together in order to rebuild an active community interested in promoting progressive values … Continue reading →

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Vote for the Most Shameful Media Kingpin and Win a Free Trip to the National Conference for Media Reform in St. Louis May 13-15

Posted on April 6, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Vote for the Most Shameful Media Kingpin and Win a Free Trip to the National Conference for Media Reform in St. Louis May 13-15 FreePress On April 18 in Las Vegas, Lowry Mays, chairman of radio giant Clear Channel … Continue reading →

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Contentious Talk Shows Really Are Hurting America

Posted on March 31, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Contentious Talk Shows Really Are Hurting America American Prospect By Mary Beckman When The Daily Show's Jon Stewart told CNN's Crossfire hosts that their form of combative political commentary was “hurting America,” he was on to something. And when CNN/US … Continue reading →

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C-Span’s Washington Journal Spans to the Right

Posted on March 28, 2005 by Trish Nelson

 Washington Journal Spans to the Right BigMedia.org – Rocky Mountain Media Watch by Jason Salzman C-Span’s daily TV talk show, Washington Journal, is a valuable alternative to the pathetically perky, celebrity-studded network morning “news” shows. And it’s a welcome rest … Continue reading →

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Sign the Petition to Fight “Fake News”

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Sign the Petition to Fight “Fake News” The Center for Media and Democracy by John Stauber The Center for Media and Democracy and Free Press have filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission urging an investigation of the … Continue reading →

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